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Subject: What ram reclamation app do you use?
Attached Link: http://www.memturbo.com/
I use MemTurbo. I've used it for a couple of years now, and it's always done a good job for me. My only complaint is that the processing company they use for doing their purchases don't know how to code a web page for anything other than IE, or at least that was the case last time I did an upgrade of the software. bonni"When a man gives his opinion, he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion, she's a bitch." - Bette Davis
Attached Link: http://www.amsn.ro
FastDefrag2 freeware - Pro also available."Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance." - H. L. Mencken
In a nutshell, not all programs are good about telling the system they're done using whatever bytes of memory they asked for, plus when programs use different pieces of memory from here and there, the overall available memory can get "fragmented", just like a hard drive, and the system will run slower trying to find information. A memory recovery program searches for unused bits of memory and tells the system it's there, and a good one will also defragment available memory for you. It's supposed to improve performance, and I believe that it does for most people. bonni
"When a man gives his opinion, he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion, she's a bitch." - Bette Davis
OK, So when I defrag I'm just doing the Hard drive and not the memory? Yes. Hard drive and memory are totally different aspects of the system. :-) The memory is reset every time you reboot your computer (this is why you lose unsaved information when you reboot), but unless you want to reboot frequently, you'll certainly end up with fragmented memory after a while. Hence the memory manager. :-) bonni
"When a man gives his opinion, he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion, she's a bitch." - Bette Davis
Attached Link: http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/system.htm
FWIW, I've used MaxMem for several years now. Free app, small footprint.
Attached Link: http://www.yourwaresolutions.com/
FreeRAM XP Pro is freeware and has worked great for me. Requires Win XP though.
It's easy enough to pull up performance monitor and see for yourself. In my experience, a good defragger can help, especially when using Poser. Each to his or her own. Let's try not to get into an OS debate shall we.
Message edited on: 01/17/2005 22:13
"Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance." - H. L. Mencken
In the early 1990's I worked at Home Shopping Network. They sold a software product that claimed to double your memory. The product sold very well, and attracted the attention of the "computer media." The product was shown later to be useless, and a fraud. The software company was subjected to a class action lawsuit, and settled by offering refunds. I felt badly about helping to sell the product, but such was the nature of those jobs. These RAM reclamation apps seem the same as that ram doubler to me. If a program doesn't properly release memory, the program itself needs to be fixed. Or the operating system needs to be fixed so it won't allow such sloppiness. I run several major software programs at the same time, and I never use any such utilities.
Well, since I can't rewrite my existing software to properly release memory, I'll just use a third party memory management program. I've done plenty of testing with various system checks and performance monitors, and I'm pretty much convinced that it does help, at least with some things (Poser, particularly). bonni
"When a man gives his opinion, he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion, she's a bitch." - Bette Davis
I'm new to this and I can say, it does make a difference. After a few renders in P5 I really noticed it. Yup, me, too. I had to reinstall my OS a while back and have been reinstalling applications on an "as needed" basis. I didn't install the memory management program right away, mostly because I couldn't find the CD it was on, and then when I found the CD and installed it, I was kicking myself for waiting so long to put it back on. I really can see a difference, particularly, as you say, after a few renders. bonni
"When a man gives his opinion, he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion, she's a bitch." - Bette Davis
"Except I'm working just fine without one." Does the expression "your mileage may vary" ring a bell? I don't see the great utility of "tabbed" browser windows in Firefox. I prefer multiple windows. Other people disagree. As they say, 'whatever blows your skirt up.' In my experience, Windows does not recover memory as aggressively ow with much control as you can achieve with a good utility app. I would not presume to suggest that my experience is definitive or all encompassing.
"Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance." - H. L. Mencken
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To quote Brycetech in his excellent Amapi 7 tut, "Anyone into 3d very seriously at all will benefit immensely from this kind of program!" I downloaded and tried the free Rambooster per his suggestion, but it's quite old and I'm not comfortable that I'm using it properly. Can anybody recommend a good ram reclamation app that doesn't cause problems with Poser and other graphics apps? Doesn't have to be freeware. My wife likes one called System Mechanic, but her 3d experience with it is limited to seeing what she can create in The Sims by using cheat codes :)) ...yikes...here comes the wife...